Open At The Margins: Critical Perspectives on Open Education is a pertinent book on Open Education, "containing 38 chapters, contributed by 43 diverse authors and represents a starting point toward curating and centering marginal voices and non-dominant epistematic stances in open education, an attempt at critical pluriversalism." (Rajiv Jhangiani).
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
This resource is ideal for teachers, educators, researchers, and students involved in education with an open education approach. Each article explores different ideas within a theoretical framework, supported by research data. It can be useful for assignments, literature reviews, lecture references, and other research purposes.
Technical Requirements:
No specific browser is required; common browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox can be used. To read the book, a PDF reader is needed, or users can choose the appropriate application based on the downloaded file format.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
This is for those who are interested in learning more about Open Education.
Target Student Population:
College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No prior knowledge is required to use this book, making it accessible to beginners as well as experienced educators and researchers. It is designed to provide insights into open education from various perspectives, allowing readers to engage with the content regardless of their background.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The text offers thought-provoking topics to consider in using open access and open education resources. It offers thought-provoking topics to consider in using open access and open education resources. This book provides a well-rounded and scholarly exploration of open education, presenting core concepts in a clear, accurate, and self-contained manner. It is informed by research, current and relevant, and offers flexible content that can be used across various educational contexts. Each contribution is properly attributed, ensuring credibility and usefulness for educators, researchers, and students.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
This resource can assist in thinking deeper about open access and OERs.
Questions include:
Is the open education movement even a single movement? If so, what binds it together?
What does it mean for something to be open? Who gets to decide what is “open” enough? Or for whom it is open?
Can one use closed means to achieve open ends?
Should some things never be open? If so, how are these things determined?
How can one reconcile concerns about data privacy, particularly when concerning student data, against a desire to promote open scholarship and open pedagogy?
How can one ensure that accessibility is not forgotten during conversations about access?
How can one reconcile the rights and agency of authors against specific open licensing requirements attached to OER-related grants?
What academic labor issues are currently obscured in the open education movement, and how can OER and OEP paradigms and initiatives resist the exploitation of academic labor?
How can one ensure that the movement does not fall prey to blind techno-solutionism?
Can a primary obligation to shareholders ever be reconciled with a duty to students?
Concerns:
None.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
It is easy to navigate the different chapters and additional links are provided in the chapters/articles. This book is designed for ease of use, with simple navigation and no complex registration or technology requirements. It provides clear instructions, engaging content, and high-quality design. Accessibility is a priority, ensuring strong color contrast, readable text sizes, and meaningful emphasis beyond color alone. Named headings and descriptive links enhance navigation.
Concerns:
None.
Creative Commons:
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